Women's Volleyball

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The fifth-seeded Washington and Lee volleyball
team fell to second-seeded Stevens Tech in the Sweet 16 of the 2006
NCAA Division III Championships by a score of 26-30, 38-40, 30-22,
22-30 on Saturday evening in Hoboken, N.J.

The Generals, who were making their first-ever appearance in the
Sweet 16, were led by junior right side Jess Hudock's 13 kills and
three
service aces and sophomore outside hitter Laura Maurer, who
totaled 11 kills. Freshman setter Kristi Stevens notched 22 assists
and senior libero Lauren Edmonson tallied 16 digs and three service
aces. Sophomore middle blocker Kassie Bagley also contributed eight
blocks.

With the loss, the Generals complete the 2006 season with a 29-8
overall mark. With the win, Stevens Tech improves to 34-5 and
advances to the Elite Eight for the first time in program
history.

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The fifth-seeded Washington and Lee volleyball
team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division III
Volleyball Championship for the first time in program history with
a 25-30, 30-28, 30-19, 29-31, 15-13 victory over top-seeded and
16th-ranked New York University on Friday evening at Stevens
Institute of Technology.

With the win, the Generals (29-7) advance to the finals of the
New York Regional, where they will face the winner of the match
between second-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology and
third-seeded SUNY Cortland on Saturday at 7:00 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL ADVANCES TO NCAA SECOND ROUND WITH A
3-1 VICTORY OVER VASSAR (11/9)

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The fifth-seeded Washington and Lee volleyball
team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III
Volleyball Championship with a 30-19, 30-18, 29-31, 30-15 victory
over fourth-seeded Vassar College on Thursday afternoon at Stevens
Institute of Technology.

With the win, the Generals advance to the semifinals of the New
York Regional, where they will face top-seeded NYU on Friday at
4:30 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL NABS SIXTH-STRAIGHT ODAC CHAMPIONSHIP
(11/4)

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women’s
volleyball team defeated Randolph-Macon by a score of 30-28, 30-27,
30-11 in the finals of the 2006 ODAC Championship to win its
sixth-consecutive conference title on Saturday in the Warner
Center.

The Generals advanced to the finals after a 30-19, 30-21, 30-24
win over fifth-seeded Virginia Wesleyan in the morning semifinal
match.

In the championship match, W&L was led by sophomore right
side Jessica Ulrich (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg), who tallied eight
kills and five blocks and was named Tournament MVP. Sophomore
outside hitter Laura Maurer (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII) tallied
a team-high 12 kills and was named to the All-Tournament team.
Senior outside hitter Ashley Hurt (Altamonte Springs, Fla./Trinity
Prep) recorded 11 kills and junior right side Jess Hudock (Tampa,
Fla./Holy Names) added 14 digs and three service aces. Freshman
setter Kristi Stevens (Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission South)
registered 21 assists.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The top-seeded Washington and Lee volleyball
team improved to 25-7 overall with a 30-25, 30-17, 30-15 victory
over eighth-seeded Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in the
quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament on Tuesday evening at the
Warner Center.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it hosts the
semifinals and finals of the ODAC Tournament. The Generals will
play fifth-seeded Virginia Wesleyan in the semifinals at 11:00 am.
The final is slated to begin at 3:30 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL SPLITS AT MARYVILLE INVITATIONAL
(10/27)

MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team split
a pair of matches in the second day of the Maryville Invitational.
The Generals fell to 25th-ranked Rhodes by a score of 30-22, 24-30,
23-30, 15-30, then downed Maryville, 30-22, 30-17, 30-26.

In the loss to Rhodes (23-10), the Generals were led by junior
right side Jess Hudock (Tampa, Fla./Holy Names), who tallied 15
kills, 15 digs and two service aces. Senior libero Lauren Edmonson
(Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) posted 18 digs to break her own
school record for season digs, while junior setter Lauren Rudolph
(Ft. Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) amassed 25 assists and two
service aces.

Washington and Lee (24-7) returns to action on Tuesday as it
hosts Randolph-Macon Woman’s College for a 6:30 pm match in
the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL BREEZES BY HUNTINGDON, 3-0
(10/27)

MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team
improved to 23-6 overall with a 30-23, 30-20, 30-24 win over
Huntingdon College on Friday evening in the opening match of the
Maryville College Tournament.

Washington and Lee will complete its play in the Maryville
Tournament on Saturday as it takes on Rhodes at 1:30 pm and
Maryville at 4:00 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL UPENDS ROANOKE, 3-1
(10/25)

HOLLINS, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team completed
its sixth-straight ODAC regular season without a conference loss by
defeating Roanoke College, 30-25, 25-30, 30-18, 30-25, on Wednesday
evening on the campus of Hollins University.

The loss dropped Eastern Mennonite to 5-19 overall and 1-7 in
the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Washington and Lee, which upped its regular season ODAC winning
streak to 60-straight matches, returns to action on Saturday as it
travels to Bridgewater College for an 11:00 am contest.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL FINISHES PLAY AT SOUTHWESTERN
INVITATIONAL (10/14)

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- The Washington and Lee volleyball split its
matches during the final day of competition at the Southwestern
Invitational held in Georgetown, Texas on Saturday. The Generals
defeated Lakeland 30-23, 32-34, 30-28, 30-26, before falling to
ninth-ranked Southwestern 21-30, 28-30, 26-30.

In the loss to No. 9 Southwestern (23-4), W&L was paced by
sophomore right side Jessica Ulrich’s (Gettysburg,
Pa./Gettysburg) 11 kills and Edmonson’s 24 digs. Stevens
notched 26 assists and three services aces and junior right side
Jess Hudock (Tampa, Fla./Holy Names) added three blocks and two
service aces.

Washington and Lee (19-6) returns to action on Tuesday when it
hosts Eastern Mennonite at 6:30 pm in the Warner Center.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL SPLITS MATCHES AT SOUTHWESTERN
INVITATIONAL (10/13)

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team
split a pair of matches during the first day of competition at the
Southwestern Invitational held in Georgetown, Texas on Friday
evening. The Generals fell to 21st-ranked Ohio Northern, 32-30,
18-30, 17-30, 26-30, then defeated Hardin-Simmons, 16-30, 30-21,
30-20, 26-30, 15-9.

Washington and Lee returns to action this weekend as it
participates in the Southwestern Invitational in Georgetown, Texas.
The Generals face Hardin-Simmons in the opening match on Friday at
1:00 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL WINS BOTH MATCHES AT AVERETT
INVITATIONAL

DANVILLE, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team won both
of its matches in the second day of the Averett Invitational, first
knocking off Queens 30-13, 30-25, 30-21, and then defeating
Meredith by a score of 30-18, 30-17, 28-30, 30-14.

The Generals (16-4, 6-0 ODAC) return to action on Tuesday as
they host Sweet Briar at 6:30 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL IN ACTION AT AVERETT
INVITATIONAL

DANVILLE, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team competed
in the first day of the Averett Invitational and won both of its
matches, first defeating Greensboro 30-18, 30-26, 30-21 and then
downing Averett by a score of 32-30, 25-30, 30-20, 31-29.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Wednesday as it hosts
Ferrum College for a 7:00 pm contest.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL BREEZES BY RMWC, 3-0

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team
improved to 10-4 overall and 5-0 in the ODAC with a 30-19, 30-16,
30-13 win over Randolph-Macon Woman’s College on Friday
evening at the Warner Center.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Tuesday as it travels to
Lynchburg College for a 6:30 pm contest.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS RANDOLPH-MACON,
3-2

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team upped
its ODAC regular-season winning streak to 56-straight matches and
avenged a non-conference loss to Randolph-Macon over last weekend
with a 30-27, 30-26, 29-31, 24-30, 15-13 win over the Yellow
Jackets on Wednesday evening at the Warner Center.

With the loss, Randolph-Macon fell to 9-5 overall and 3-1 in the
ODAC.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Friday as it hosts
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College for a 7:00 pm contest.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL DROPS TWO MATCHES AT EMORY
TOURNAMENT

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team competed
in the second day of the Emory Tournament on Saturday and was
defeated in both of its outings, first by Carthage, 17-30, 26-30,
18-30, and then by Randolph-Macon, 25-30, 25-30, 27-30.

The loss to Randolph-Macon snapped the Generals’ streak of
wins over ODAC opponents at 81-straight. However, W&L has still
triumphed over its conference foes in regular-season play
55-straight times, with their last regular-season ODAC loss being
to Roanoke in 2000.

In the defeat by the Yellow Jackets, the Generals were paced by
Maurer’s 11 kills and eight digs. Junior right side Jess
Hudock (Tampa, Fla./Holy Names) registered nine digs and three
blocks, while senior outside hitter Ashley Hurt (Altamonte Springs,
Fla./Trinity Prep) totaled nine kills. Rudolph had 21 assists and
two aces in the loss.

The Generals (8-4, 3-0 ODAC) look to avenge their loss to the
Yellow Jackets on Wednesday when they host R-MC at 7 pm at the
Warner Center.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL COMPETES AT THE EMORY
TOURNAMENT

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team competed
in the first day of the Emory Tournament and went 1-1 on the day,
defeating Rockford 30-22, 30-24, 30-23 in their first match of the
tournament before falling to No. 10 Emory, 15-30, 31-33, 18-30 in
the nightcap.

In the loss to the Eagles, Maurer led W&L with eight kills
and eight digs. Hudock registered seven kills and seven digs, while
Edmonson had nine digs and one service ace. Rudolph also
contributed 15 assists.

The Generals (8-2, 3-0 ODAC) continue play in the Emory
Tournament tomorrow as they take on Carthage at 2 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL DOWNS GUILFORD, 3-0

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team
extended its winning streak against ODAC opponents to 81-straight
matches with a 30-12, 30-17, 30-18 win over Guilford on Tuesday
night at Ragan-Brown Field House in Greensboro, N.C.

The Generals (7-1, 3-0 ODAC) continue their 2006 campaign with a
trip to Atlanta, Ga. to play in the Emory Invitational on Friday
and Saturday.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS VIRGINIA WESLEYAN,
3-1

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team
improved to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the ODAC with a 30-21, 22-30,
30-28, 30-25 win over Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday morning in
Virginia Beach, Va.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team upped
its winning streak against ODAC opponents to 79-straight matches
with a 30-15, 30-22, 30-11 win over Emory & Henry on Wednesday
evening at the Warner Center.

The Generals (5-0, 1-0), who haven’t lost a match to an
ODAC school since the 2000 ODAC Championship match, amassed 22
service aces in the contest led by freshman outside hitter Rachael
Phillips (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep) and junior right side Jess Hudock
(Tampa, Fla./Holy Names), who each had five. Phillips added five
kills and five blocks, while Hudock also contributed seven
digs.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Friday evening when it
travels to Christopher Newport for a 6:00 pm contest. The Generals
will also play at Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon at
noon.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS DAY TWO OF W&L
INVITATIONAL

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team won
both of its matches in the second day of the 16th annual W&L
Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Warner Center. The
Generals defeated McDaniel, 30-23, 30-24, 30-17, then downed
UVA-Wise, 30-21, 30-15, 30-9, to emerge from their opening weekend
undefeated.

In the win over UVA-Wise (3-4), Hudock amassed 10 service aces
to tie the Washington and Lee record for service aces in a match
set by Christine Gladysz ‘06 in 2003. Sophomore outside
hitter Laura Maurer (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII) notched nine
kills and four blocks, while Edmonson recorded 11 digs. Rudolph
paced the Generals with 17 assists, while Stevens had 13 assists in
the win.

The Generals continue their 2006 campaign on Wednesday as they
open up ODAC action hosting Emory & Henry at 7 pm in the Warner
Center.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team began
its 2006 season with a pair of wins in the opening day of the
W&L Invitational on Friday evening at the Warner Center. The
Generals opened with a 30-19, 30-21, 30-15 victory over Southern
Virginia, then downed Averett by a score of 30-20, 30-23,
30-18.